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heal

/hiːl/
Meanings
  • Verb

    Make (an injured person or part of the body) better or whole again.

    - "After the surgery, the patient will need time to heal."
    - "The wound on his arm healed quickly."
    - "The doctor prescribed medication to help him heal faster."
  • Verb

    Restore to a former or better condition.

    - "The economy is healing after the recession."
    - "The relationship between the two friends healed over time."
    - "The community came together to help the family heal from their loss."
  • Noun

    A curative substance or treatment.

    - "The patient was given a powerful heal to fight the infection."
    - "The heal from the herbalist cured the patient's ailment."
    - "The heal in the ointment brought relief to the painful rash."
Pronunciation
  1. /hiːl/



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  2. /hiːl/



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Synonyms

get better , recover , cure , make whole , get better , recover , cure , make whole
Rhymes
Words rhyming with heal
peel , seal , reveal , steal , veil
Variants
List of all variants of heal that leads to same result
heal , healed , healing , heals , heal the breach , heal the rift , heal the rift/breach , self-heal , self-heals
Etymology
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Old English hēlan, hālian; related to healan ‘to make whole,’ from hāl ‘healthy, whole.’

Trivia
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  1. The word 'heal' appears in the Bible over 250 times.

  2. The term 'healing touch' refers to the belief that a person can cure illnesses or injuries through touch alone.

  3. In ancient Greece, the god of healing was Asclepius, and temples dedicated to him were called 'healing sanctuaries.'

Related Concepts
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  1. Recovery: The process of returning to a normal or healthy state after an illness or injury.

  2. Medicine: The science and practice of maintaining health and preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases and injuries.

Culture
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In literature, the word 'heal' is often used metaphorically to describe the process of emotional or psychological recovery. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet,' Ophelia sings 'Get thee to a nunnery. Fie, fie! Thou art in thy cold, earthy number, get thee to a nunnery. Where the weepings might for this thing be appropriate. Farewell. Or in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby,' Nick Carraway reflects on the character of Tom Buchanan, 'I've known Tom in New York only twelve years. Before that he lived in Louisville where his father owned racetracks, and it's said that at the age of sixteen he killed a man and was acquitted, in a quarrel over a girl. According to some people, he killed him in a fair fight, and according to others, it was a foul murder; but there seems little doubt that Tom Buchanan killed him.' Here, 'heal' is used in the sense of 'make whole' or 'set right' a wrong or a past injury.

How to Memorize "heal"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize the word 'heal' written out in different fonts and sizes. Imagine the letters forming the word, and the way they connect to each other. Practice this visualization exercise regularly to help solidify the word in your memory.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'heal' with the image of a bandage or a wound being covered and protected, allowing it to heal. Visualize the process of the wound closing up and the skin growing back together. This association can help you remember the meaning of the word.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic phrase to help you remember the meaning of 'heal.' For example, 'H-E-A-L' could stand for 'Help Erase Ailments' or 'Heals Every Aching Limb.'

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